After the Wedding

A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret. Oscar-nominated film by Danish director Susanne Bier, starring Mads Mikkelsen.

Efter brylluppet
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom 2006
  • Czech
119 min.
12+
  • This film is available until 31. 12. 2027 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
About

The film's hero is a charismatic 40-something Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen), a social worker at an Indian orphanage in desperate need of funds. These are offered from his native Denmark, a country he has left far behind. The life situations that await him there turn the business trip into a dramatic, painful ordeal for all involved.

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Credits
Director: Susanne Bier
Screenplay: Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier
Cinematography: Morten Søborg
Music: Johan Söderqvist
Sound: Christian Lund, Eddie Simonsen, Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Editing: Pernille Bech Christensen, Morten Højbjerg
Production Design: Søren Skjær
Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Co-production: Gillian Berrie, Gunnar Carlsson
Costumes: Manon Rasmussen
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Rolf Lassgård, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Henrik Larsen, Julie R. Ølgaard, Christian Tafdrup, Neel Rønholt, Stine Fischer Christensen, Ida Dwinger, Jonatan Spang, Rita Angela
Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival

2007 – Mads Mikkelsen (FIPRESCI Prize – Best Actor)

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

2007 – Stine Fischer Christensen (Best Supporting Actress)

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  • This film is available until 31. 12. 2027 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.